Data Engineer (Senior, Staff)

São Paulo-SP, Brazil or Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil

Who We Are

In 2021, Poatek was acquired by WillowTree, an award-winning digital product consultancy recognized as one of the fastest growing and best places to work in the United States. Now a TELUS International company, with offices across the globe, we continue to partner with the world’s leading brands, such as HBO, PepsiCo, Domino’s and more, to design, build, and transform their digital products and strategies. We’re looking to grow our Poatek offices in Brazil with top talent excited to collaborate with team members across the globe to deliver innovative solutions for our clients. 

Location and Flexibility

You’ll work on-site from either our São Paulo or Porto Alegre office at least three days a week and have the flexibility to work remotely for two days a week. Our office culture is designed to foster in-person innovation, collaboration, and connection with team members local and visiting from other global offices.

The Opportunity

As a Data Engineer part of our growing Data Science team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust and scalable data pipelines, enabling efficient data integration, storage, and processing across our various data sources. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Data Scientists, Software Engineers, and other technical stakeholders, to ensure data quality and support data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities 

• Develop and optimize scalable, high-performing, secure, and reliable data pipelines that address diverse business needs and considerations
• Identify opportunities to enhance internal processes, implement automation to streamline manual tasks, and contribute to infrastructure redesign 
• Act as a guide and mentor to junior engineers, supporting their professional growth and fostering an inclusive working environment
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data quality and support data-driven decision-making to strive for greater functionality in our data systems
• Collaborate with project managers and product owners to assist in prioritizing, estimating, and planning development tasks
• Provide constructive feedback, and share expertise with fellow team members, fostering mutual growth and learning
• Engage in ongoing research and adoption of new technologies, libraries, frameworks, and best practices to enhance the capabilities of the data team
• Demonstrate a commitment to accessibility and ensure that your work considers and positively impacts others

Qualifications

• BSc, MSc, and/or PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, CS, or another related subject
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in technology-related fields, which can be industry and/or academic research (e.g. BI, Software, Data Science, Data Engineering)
• At least 2 years of experience as Data Engineer
• Have actively participated in the design and development of data architectures
• Hands-on experience in developing and optimizing data pipelines
• Experience working with databases and data modeling projects, as well as practical experience utilizing SQL
• Effective English communication - able to explain technical and non-technical concepts to different audiences
• Experience with a general-purpose programming language such as Python or Scala
• Ability to work well in teams and interact effectively with others
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting deadlines

Bonus Points

• Cloud platforms and services, such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Big data tools such as Hadoop, Spark or Kafka
• Orchestration tools such as Airflow
• NoSQL databases
• Containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Agile development environment and familiarity with Agile methodologies

Why Poatek / WillowTree?

In addition to being part of an international and innovative consultancy company, you will have:

• Flexible hours and autonomy
• Work with cutting edge technologies
• Partner with global and relevant brands in the market
• Collaborative team and learning ecosystem
• Career development plan & growth
• Internacional travel opportunities (optional)

Some of our benefits: 

• Health and dental plan
• Life insurance
• Monthly voucher for meals, culture, education, health and mobility
• Child care assistance and more!

Equality is a principle here at Poatek. We are committed to building an inclusive team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. Therefore we provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or disability.

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